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Q4 29:56

The siren has sounded to end Q4.

Q4 29:56

A comfortable win for the Cats, with Joel Selwood leading all players for metres gained (575), tackles (11) score assists (6) and score involvements (12). He also had 27 disposals at 85 per cent efficiency.

Q4 29:56

Harris Andrews impressive for the Lions with 22 disposals at 92 per cent efficiency, 12 marks, eight intercept possessions and five score involvements.

Q4 28:31

BEHINDCats (Joel Selwood)

Q4 26:25

BEHINDCats (Darcy Lang)

Q4 25:59

Brisbane able to move the ball from a Liam Dawson defensive half intercept into a forward 50 entry and goal to Lewis Taylor. This was only the Lions second score from a defensive half intercept. Geelong has scored six goals from this source.

Geelong dominating the early stage of the final quarter, and lead in disposals 4615 and contested possessions 13-5.

Q4 10:04

GOALLions (Jed Adcock)

Q4 08:25

GOALCats (Joel Selwood)

Q4 05:47

Geelong has had 27 intercept possession in the defensive half that have launched a score of 6.2.(38). Brisbane has had 29 intercepts possession in the defensive half score leading to a score of 1.0.(6).

Q4 05:23

GOALCats (Darcy Lang)

Q4 03:00

Geelong leads in clearances from centre bounces 117 and has scored 3.1.(19) to 0.1(1) from this source. Brisbane leads in clearances at around the ground stoppages 23-12, but has scored only 1.3.(9) to Geelong 4.2.(26) from this source.

Q4 02:08

BEHINDCats (James Kelly)

Q4 00:58

GOALCats (Joel Selwood)

Q4 00:00

Q4 is now underway.

Q3 30:26

The siren has sounded to end Q3.

Q3 30:26

Brisbane's struggles to find goalkickers continues, whilst at the other end Josh Walker has a career best five goals, and Steve Johnson with three goals moves to third on the all time goal scorers list for the Cats.

Q3 30:18

BEHINDCats (Tom Hawkins)

Q3 30:18

The Lions winning the clearances 105 in the third quarter, but only scoring 0.1.(1) from this source, compared to the Cats 2.0.(12).

Q3 28:12

GOALCats (Tom Hawkins)

Q3 26:50

Geelong Cats InterchangeNakia Cockatoo was substituted into the game for Jackson Thurlow.

Q3 25:22

GOALCats (Steve Johnson)

Q3 23:13

Brisbane with a third score from a kickin chain. The Lions average a score from eight per cent of kick-ins this season, and have today scored 1.2.(8) from six kick-ins.

Q3 22:45

GOALLions (Rohan Bewick)

Q3 21:26

BEHINDCats (Mark Blicavs)

Q3 19:50

GOALCats (Josh Walker)

Q3 17:35

Jed Adcock with three goals (only the fourth time in his 201 game career he has kicked multiple goals), and three marks inside 50 (the most of any player on the ground).

Q3 16:42

GOALLions (Jed Adcock)

Q3 11:23

The Lions being penalised for not taking their chance in the first half. Geelong has kicking efficiency of 67 per cent inside its forward 50, compared to Brisbane at just 20 per cent in its forward 50.

Q3 11:10

BEHINDCats (Cameron Guthrie)

Q3 08:50

BEHINDLions (Jed Adcock)

Q3 08:06

The Cats with the first six forward 50 entries for the third quarter leading to the first three goals.

Q3 06:43

GOALCats (Steve Johnson)

Q3 05:42

The Cats have won eight clearances at centre bounces for a score of 3.0.(18). The Lions have not scored from their three centre bounce clearances.

Q3 04:22

GOALCats (Cameron Guthrie)

Q3 04:03

Geelong has now scored 4.3.(27) from chains started in the defensive half compared to Brisbane 0.2.(2), with these two points for the Lions coming from kickin chains.

Q3 03:16

GOALCats (Steven Motlop)

Q3 02:46

Brisbane has won first possession at 29 stoppages and won 21 clearances. Geelong has won first possession at 17 stoppages and won 17 clearances.

Q3 00:00

Q3 is now underway.

Q2 29:24

The siren has sounded to end Q2.

Q2 29:24

The Lions have won 12 clearances in their forward half, that have generated a score of 1.3.(9). The Cats have won just three clearance in their forward half for a score of 1.1(7).

Q2 29:24

Joel Selwood prominent in the first half for the Cats both with the ball (three score assists and 93 per cent disposal efficiency), and without the ball (nine tackles).

Q2 29:24

Brisbane winning the inside 50 count in the second quarter 147 and led forward 50 tackles 13-1, but marks inside 50 was equal 4-4.

Q2 29:24

The Lions have matched the Cats in the first half for clearances (1817) and lead contested possessions (61-51), but the Cats have been more effective by foot, with kicking efficiency of 77 percent compared to the Lions 65 percent.

Q2 27:40

Harris Andrews launching a goal for the Lions from his fifth intercept possession, the most of any player on the ground.

Q2 27:30

GOALLions (Jed Adcock)

Q2 26:42

BEHINDLions (Rohan Bewick)

Q2 24:25

Josh Walker with the only two goals of the quarter and equals a career best four goals. Both goals for the Cats this quarter have come from chains starting at a defensive half stoppage.

Q2 24:14

GOALCats (Josh Walker)

Q2 20:53

BEHINDCats (Rushed)

Q2 20:53

A wasteful quarter from the Lions, who lead in most areas including contested possession 2520 and inside 50 entries 11-5, but have scored just 0.4.(4) this quarter.

Q2 19:46

BEHINDLions (Allen Christensen)

Q2 16:54

GOALCats (Josh Walker)

Q2 15:29

Geelong Cats InterchangeHarry Taylor off due to an injury.

Q2 14:10

BEHINDLions (Dayne Beams)

Q2 14:10

Dayne Beams, and his injured shoulder, leads all players for contested possessions with nine, the next best player on the ground has just four.

Q2 12:52

BEHINDCats (Josh Caddy)

Q2 09:21

Brisbane keeping the ball in its half at the moment, and has had eight of the first nine inside 50 entries to start the second quarter, and lead disposals 3817, but no goals yet to come from this.

Q2 06:40

GOALLions (Daniel McStay)

Q2 06:40

Brisbane with a coast to coast score from the kickin. Prior to that score, none of the Lions 15 defensive half chains had even resulted in an inside 50 entry.

Q2 06:39

BEHINDLions (Daniel McStay)

Q2 06:00

BEHINDCats (Steve Johnson)

Q2 05:03

BEHINDLions (Allen Christensen)

Q2 03:45

Brisbane has averaged 81 around the ground stoppages per game this season (ranked second), and there has already been 26 early in the second quarter today.

Q2 00:36

With Matthew Leuenberger dealing with a leg injury, Stefan Martin taking the ruck duties for the Lions, and he leads the Lions for disposals (8), intercept possessions (3) and marks (4).

Q2 00:00

Q2 is now underway.

Q1 29:00

The siren has sounded to end Q1.

Q1 29:00

Geelong applying good pressure on the Lions with 27 tackles in the opening quarter being the third most Geelong has had in any quarter this season.

Q1 29:00

Joel Selwood leading all players for tackles (5) and metres gained (199) in the first quarter, to go with seven disposals at 100 per cent efficiency and two score involvements.

Q1 27:57

Geelong with a second goal direct from a centre bounce, and now lead 41 for marks inside 50.

Q1 27:36

GOALCats (Josh Walker)

Q1 26:00

GOALCats (Tom Hawkins)

Q1 25:10

After the Cats won the first four clearances of the game, the Lions have won 9 of the last 11 clearances.

Q1 22:52

BEHINDCats (Tom Hawkins)

Q1 17:46

Brisbane has averaged a goal from just 21 percent of its forward 50 entries this season (ranked last), but has scored two goals from its first four entries today.

Q1 15:59

GOALLions (Jonathan Freeman)

Q1 15:15

Brisbane Lions InterchangeMatthew Leuenberger off due to an injury.

Q1 12:33

The Cats have already applied seven tackles in their forward 50, and lead in forward half tackles 143.

Q1 09:21

BEHINDLions (Dayne Zorko)

Q1 07:55

Geelong with three goals from four inside 50 entries to start the game. Brisbane is ranked last for scores conceded per inside 50 entries this season (41 percent).

Q1 07:51

GOALCats (Josh Caddy)

Q1 05:29

GOALCats (Josh Walker)

Q1 04:00

Brisbane's opening goal coming from a forward half intercept. The Lions are ranked second last for scores from this source, averaging 18.1 points per game.

Q1 03:29

GOALLions (Jed Adcock)

Q1 00:25

The Cats with the opening goal direct from the centre bounce, are ranked second for scores from centre bounce clearances this season, averaging 13.8 points.

Q1 00:17

GOALCats (Steve Johnson)

Q1 00:00

Q1 is now underway.

Q1 00:00

Brisbane has won a league low 40 offensive oneon-one contests this season. Tom Hawkins has won 44 such contests, including 33 marks, which is more than double the next best player in the AFL.

Q1 00:00

Geelong has partially overcome its deficiency in contested possessions by efficient kicking when it does win the ball. The Cats average kicking efficiency differential of plus 4.7 percent, is ranked second to the Hawks.

Q1 00:00

Brisbane and Geelong are the bottom two ranked teams this season for winning the contested possession count. The Lions average a contested possession differential of15.0, and the Cats are not much better at -11.5.

Q1 00:00

The Lions have caught the opposition holding the ball on 40 occasions this season, which is ranked last. They are ranked second last for tackle differential this season, with an average of 9.8 tackles less than their opposition.

Q0 00:-20

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GEELONG didn't answer many questions about its bid for a ninth consecutive finals campaign, but the Cats warmed up for a stern test ahead with a 56-point win over the Brisbane Lions at Simonds Stadium on Saturday.

If Richmond has just completed its 'big boy month', then that challenge now faces the Cats in August, who climbed at least temporarily into the top eight on the back of the 17.11 (113) to 8.9 (57) triumph.

Their lacklustre victory over the inexperienced visitors always seemed a formality from the moment Steve Johnson gave Geelong a dream start by snapping the game's opening goal inside 15 seconds.

The Cats' intent was obvious, with their tackle count almost doubling the Lions (28-15), despite the home side also controlling possession (106-71) to quarter-time.

To the 17th-placed Lions' credit, they made the Cats fight harder than they might have expected.

When the teams last met, it was power forward Tom Hawkins who got hold of the undersized Lions, bagging a career-high seven goals last year.

But on this occasion it took a haul of four goals before half-time from Josh Walker to propel the Cats towards their ninth win.

Supplied by a dominant midfield, Walker finished with career-high five majors in a high-marking display sure to excite Cats fans.

Skipper Joel Selwood (27 disposals, two goals), Cam Guthrie (28, two), Josh Caddy and Steven Motlop (29 and one each) were outstanding for the home side through the midfield, while defender Harry Taylor was rock-solid across half-back.

"As we spread a little bit better and used those numbers to get forward, we tended to look better in attack and defence," Cats coach Chris Scott said.

"When they play well and get the game on their terms they can be hard to stop and I think we saw patches of that today - we were a bit disappointed with the way we defended at times but for the most part, 56 points we are reasonably happy."

There were some things to like for the Lions, who after slumping to their 10th consecutive loss, remain mired in a season which threatens to reap their fewest wins since the Bears merged with Fitzroy (four wins in 2011).

"We just weren't clean enough to do it. There were a lot of errors, too, today. A lot of turnover errors where it just whizzed back the other way and they were a bit classier than us and a bit more experienced to get the job done."

Having led by 22 points at half-time, the home side broke the game open with a six-goal to two third term.

Having led by just 22 points at half-time, the home side broke the game open with a six-goal to two third term.

After weeks of trying, Steve Johnson finally overtook Billy Brownless in third spot on the Cats' list of all-time goalkickers by slotting his 442nd career major and second goal for the match just after half-time.

Johnson finished with three majors and 20 touches in a vintage display, helping to consign the visitors to their ninth-straight defeat at Simonds Stadium, six of those by greater than 50 points.

It was a disappointing return for ex-Geelong small Allen Christensen, who gathered just 12 disposals – although he was mostly spared boos by the crowd in a positive sign ahead of Adam Goodes' potential visit with the Swans next week.

The defeat was further soured by the likely loss of Dayne Beams (17 disposals) for the rest of the season after he re-injured his sore shoulder, although ruckman Matthew Leuenberger appears to have escaped a serious knee injury.

Leuenberger copped a hit to his knee in the first quarter and, after coming back shortly after, was subbed out at half-time with just one kick to his name.